Fishing Pond & Little Desert Loop via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Richard Emmet Conservation Land near Carlisle Station, MA. The route reaches Fishing Pond at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi167 – 200 ft6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.53531, -71.40434
Nearest town Carlisle Station, MA
Directions
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Fishing Pond & Little Desert Loop via Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 167–199 ft
Out & Back · Richard Emmet Conservation Land
Trailhead: 42.53531, -71.40434
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 59°F / low 47° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Little Desert Loop, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Old road to Little Desert, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Nashoba Trail (yellow), heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Fishing Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Marsh Trail - yellow diamond, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old road to Little Desert, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Little Desert Loop, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
44% dirt3% sand53% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 59°F47°
Precip51%Wind3 mphUV2Humidity95%
Rained 0.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon
67°54°
44%
Tue
59°48°
Wed
61°45°
Thu
63°44°
Fri
63°49°
35%
Sat
60°51°
41%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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